Palworld Sulfur Guide: Best Farming Spots, Pals, and Every Recipe That Needs It

Palworld is one of the few creature-collecting games where firearms are the answer to most problems. The catch is that ammunition runs out fast, and every bullet traces back to a single resource: Sulfur. This guide covers where to find it, which Pals speed up gathering, and every recipe that quietly drains your stockpile.

Where to Find Sulfur in Palworld

Sulfur appears as oversized yellow boulders scattered across the map's drier, hotter regions. If you only need a handful to get started, the small desert near the center of the map is the easiest farm. It's accessible from the early game and dense enough to keep you stocked through your first round of firearms.

A few more reliable spots once you outgrow the starter desert:

• Dungeons in the Windswept Hills. Sulfur nodes often spawn inside, alongside the usual loot.
• The entrance to the Eternal Pyre Tower. Several deposits sit right at the foot of the tower, easy to clear before each attempt.
• The volcanic region. The largest sulfur veins on the map, though the heat will cook you if you arrive unprepared.

The Right Pal for the Job

Bringing a Pal with the Mining trait turns a long mining session into a quick stop. Digtoise is the standout pick. It tears through ore and sulfur nodes much faster than a pickaxe, which is itself faster than punching rocks with your bare fists. Possible, but not recommended.

Staying Cool in the Hot Zones

Hot areas chip away at your health bar through heat damage over time. There are two practical fixes: armor or a coolant companion. The Reindrix is the usual partner choice. Capture one, craft its saddle, and its partner skill blocks burn damage while you ride.

For gear, the relevant heat-resistant pieces and their base recipes are:

• Tropical Outfit: 2x Flame Organ, 3x Cloth
• Heat Resistant Pelt Armor: 15x Leather, 4x Flame Organ
• Heat Resistant Metal Armor: 13x Leather, 8x Flame Organ, 40x Ingot, 8x Cloth
• Heat Resistant Refined Metal Armor: 20x Leather, 12x Flame Organ, 3x High Quality Cloth, 40x Refined Ingot
• Heat Resistant Pal Metal Armor: 30x Leather, 16x Flame Organ, 6x High Quality Cloth, 30x Pal Metal Ingot

Upgraded variants of each armor demand more of the same materials, so factor in extra Flame Organs before heading out to hunt.

What Sulfur Is Used For

The headline use is Gunpowder. Combine 1x Sulfur with 2x Charcoal at the High Quality Workbench, Production Assembly Line, or Production Assembly Line II to produce it. That single intermediate is the foundation for every firearm in the game.

Ammunition Recipes

Once Gunpowder is stacked, here is what it crafts into:

• Handgun Ammo: 1x Gunpowder, 1x Ingot
• Coarse Ammo: 1x Gunpowder, 1x Ingot
• Assault Rifle Ammo: 2x Gunpowder, 1x Refined Ingot
• Rifle Ammo: 2x Gunpowder, 1x Refined Ingot
• Shotgun Shells: 3x Gunpowder, 1x Refined Ingot
• Frag Grenade: 10x Fiber, 1x Gunpowder, 10x Stone
• Rocket Ammo: 5x Gunpowder, 1x Pal Metal Ingot

Technology and Medical Recipes

Sulfur also feeds higher tier crafting and the medical line:

• High Quality Recovery Meds: 10x Cavern Mushroom, 20x Red Berries, 5x High Quality Pal Oil, 5x Cotton Candy, 5x Sulfur
• Advanced Recovery Meds: 15x Cavern Mushroom, 30x Red Berries, 10x High Quality Pal Oil, 7x Cotton Candy, 10x Sulfur
• Revival Potion: 30x Cavern Mushroom, 50x Red Berries, 20x High Quality Pal Oil, 10x Cotton Candy, 20x Sulfur
• Sulfur Mine: 70x Stone, 100x Sulfur, 30x Paldium Fragment

Research Costs

The mining and expedition research tracks burn through Sulfur in bulk:

• Mining Task Lv. 2: 150x Stone, 50x Ore, 20x Coal, 20x Sulfur
• Mining Task Lv. 3: 400x Stone, 35x Refined Ingot, 110x Sulfur, 10x Ancient Pal Manuscript
• Mining Task Lv. 4: 50x Pal Metal Ingot, 150x Sulfur, 10x Ancient Civilization Parts, 20x Ancient Pal Manuscript
• Time-Saving Expedition Lv. 1: 150x Stone, 60x Ore, 30x Coal, 30x Sulfur
• Time-Saving Expedition Lv. 2: 50x Refined Ingot, 150x Sulfur, 10x Ancient Civilization Parts, 10x Ancient Pal Manuscript
• Mastery of Expeditions Lv. 1: 300x Stone, 60x Coal, 60x Sulfur, 7x Ancient Pal Manuscript
• Mining Research Tips Lv. 2: 400x Stone, 30x Refined Ingot, 100x Sulfur, 5x Ancient Pal Manuscript
• Crude Oil Extraction Efficiency Lv. 1: 50x Pal Metal Ingot, 200x Sulfur, 10x Ancient Civilization Parts, 20x Ancient Pal Manuscript

If you plan to push deep into the late game tech tree, stockpile Sulfur well before you need it. Two hundred lumps for a single research node is not the kind of total you want to start gathering at the last minute.